After a day or two of rest, we were off to wine country,
Stellenbosch
A wine tasting and explanation as why their wine is the best in the world.
But this was a reminder that we weren’t
in Northern California
However, most people in South Africa don’t live like this. The majority of people in this country are living in daily desperation. Black families live outside of the city, commute into the city, and work for white-owned businesses. In townships like Khayelitsha in the Cape Flats, most homes don’t have running water, plumbing, or electricity. Poorly maintained public outhouses spill over onto the roads. Roads are dirt; there's maybe one operating hospital, and there are very few stores. The three plus million black South Africans live without much hope and are just surviving day to day. While the situation has been improving over the last decade, it is not a life that anyone looking at this website could even imagine. Welcome to Cape Flats:
Would we call this a store? These children do.
You feeling their life yet?
The geography was so different than the coast. Perfect for growing grapes and wine making.
There is still pride and trying to live life with dignity.
This child has no school but does have a toy gun. MAGA and the US NRA would be proud.
After a day working for white folk in Stellenbosch, would you be angry? Is this life in the same country? With the same opportunity?
The town of Stellenbosch reminded us of Napa
Collapsed homes like this were everywhere in this area
Cape Flats public bathrooms for its residents. This is on a good day.
This mother shows us white tourists how she tries to make a meal for her family with scraps thrown away by the white family she worked for the night before
A nice lunch outside at a vineyard
There are some brick and cement homes, but again without running water, working plumbing, and electricity.
